A grandfather who claimed he lit a flare to show how it worked to his autistic grandson has been banned from football matches for 12 months.
Archibald Smith, 58, sparked the pyrotechnic close to Celtic Park before an Old Firm game earlier this year. The Hoops were due to host rivals Rangers in the Scottish Premiership evening fixture.
Smith, of Carntyne, had earlier attempted to stamp on the flare to put it out when caught by police. But, Sheriff Lindsay Wood told him at a hearing that his excuse for committing the crime was "a lot of nonsense."
